U.S. to lift some trade sanctions on Russia's ally Belarus, envoy says

Belarus had previously faced Western sanctions for its crackdown on human rights and for allowing Moscow to use its territory ...

US says it is lifting some trade sanctions on Russia’s ally Belarus

The United States says it is lifting sanctions on Belarusian potash, signaling a thaw in relations with the isolated ...

EU set to lock up Russia's frozen assets so Hungary and Slovakia can't veto their use

The European Union is set to lock up Russia’s assets in Europe until Russia ends its war on Ukraine and compensates for the ...

Euroclear can offset its assets seized by Russia with Russia's assets -EU

Belgian central securities depository Euroclear, which holds most of the Russian central bank assets frozen in Europe, can ...

Russia’s Central Bank sues Belgian financial institution as EU mulls using Moscow’s frozen assets

Russia’s Central Bank says it has filed a lawsuit against Belgian financial institution Euroclear. That's the Brussels-based ...

How might Russia react to any EU decision to use its frozen assets for Ukraine?

The European Commission has proposed an unprecedented use of about 210 billion euros of frozen Russian sovereign assets to ...

Ukraine targets Russia's shadow fleet in foreign waters as sanctions fail to sink Putin's oil sales

At least three oil tankers have been hit by explosions in what appears to be a stepped up unilateral effort by Ukraine to ...

Belarus frees Nobel Prize laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova as US lifts sanctions

Belarusian authorities have released Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova ...

Belarus frees Nobel Peace laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova as U.S. lifts sanctions

Belarus has released Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and fellow opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova from prison.
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Facing Sanctions, Putin’s Shadow Fleet Keeps Russia Afloat

The Russian shadow fleet “uses opaque ownership, ship-to-ship transfers, and false Automatic Identification System positions to sustain Russia’s oil exports,” the British Ministry of Defence assessed ...